Robotics projects:

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Adaptive Palletizing with Simulation Optimization

Create a flexible robotics palletizing system that adapts to varying box sizes and configurations.

Impact: Scale up solutions for automated manufacturing and logistics.

Expertise gained: Robotics, Manipulators, Modeling and Simulation, Optimization

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Multi-UAV Path Planning for Urban Air Mobility

Develop a path planning algorithm for multiple drones flying in an urban environment.

Impact: Contribute to advancing drone applications in UAM and revolutionizing the logistic industry.

Expertise gained: Autonomous Vehicles, Drones, Robotics, Multi-agent System, Optimization, Sensor Fusion and Tracking, UAV, Modeling and Simulation

Energy-Optimal Trajectory Planning for Multirotor Drones

Develop a trajectory planning for multirotor drones that minimizes energy consumption.

Impact: Increase mission time of multirotor drones.

Expertise gained: Drones, Robotics, Autonomous Vehicles, Electrification, Modeling and Simulation, Optimization, UAV

Reinforcement Learning Based Fault Tolerant Control of a Quadrotor

Develop a fault-tolerant controller for a quadcopter using model-based reinforcement learning.

Impact: Improve safety of multi-rotor drones

Expertise gained: Drones, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Control, Reinforcement Learning, UAV

Visual-Inertial Odometry for a Minidrone

Design and implement a visual/visual-inertial odometry system using onboard camera for a Minidrone.

Impact: Advance aerial vehicle control in contracted spaces with unforeseen environment conditions.

Expertise gained: Autonomous Vehicles, Computer Vision, Drones, Robotics, Aerospace, Control, Image Processing, Low-cost Hardware, Modeling and Simulation, Signal Processing, State Estimation, UAV

Vibration Detection and Rejection from IMU Data

Remove vibration signals from inertial measurement units.

Impact: Improve navigation systems by making them robust against vibrations.

Expertise gained: Drones, Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics, Modeling and Simulation, Sensor Fusion and Tracking, State Estimation, Signal Processing

Aggressive Maneuver Stabilization for a Minidrone

Design a controller to enable a micro aerial vehicle to stabilize in the scenario of an external aggressive disturbance.

Impact: Contribute to advancements in aerial vehicle control in contracted spaces with unforeseen environment conditions.

Expertise gained: Autonomous Vehicles, Drones, Robotics, Aerospace, Low-cost Hardware, Modeling and Simulation, State Estimation, UAV, Control

Snake-like Robot Modeling and Navigation

Model and control an autonomous snake-like robot to navigate an unknown environment.

Impact: Advance robotics design for hazardous environments inspection and operation in constricted spaces.

Expertise gained: Robotics, Manipulators, Modeling and Simulation

Testing Realtime Robustness of ROS in Autonomous Driving

Develop a realtime collision avoidance system using ROS2 that will execute a safe vehicle response.

Impact: Contribute to improving access and safety of transportation through robust automated driving systems.

Expertise gained: Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics, Automotive, Image Processing, Modeling and Simulation, Sensor Fusion and Tracking, Low-Cost Hardware

Face Detection and Human Tracking Robot

Design and implement a real time autonomous human tracking robot using low-cost hardware.

Impact: Leverage mobile technology and deep learning to advance human detection algorithms for impacting human safety and security.

Expertise gained: Computer Vision, Robotics, Deep Learning, Embedded AI, Human-Robot Interaction, Mobile Robots, Modeling and Simulation, Machine Learning, Low-cost Hardware, Image Processing, Control

Robust Visual SLAM Using MATLAB Mobile Sensor Streaming

Perform robust visual SLAM using MATLAB Mobile sensor streaming

Impact: Enable visual SLAM from streaming sensors and extend the state-of-art in real-time visual SLAM algorithms.

Expertise gained: Autonomous Vehicles, Computer Vision, Drones, Robotics, Automotive, AUV, Mobile Robots, Manipulators, Humanoid, UAV, UGV

Warehouse Robotics Simulation

Simulate multirobot interactions for efficient algorithm design and warehouse operations.

Impact: Advance the automation of warehouse applications and reduce associated time and energy consumption.

Expertise gained: Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics, Human-Robot Interaction, Humanoid, Mobile Robots

Autonomous Navigation for Vehicles in Rough Terrain

Design and implement a motion planning algorithm for off-road vehicles on rough terrain.

Impact: Expand the frontiers of off-road exploration and navigation using mobile robots for precision agriculture, firefighting, search and rescue, and planetary exploration.

Expertise gained: Autonomous Vehicles, Computer Vision, Robotics, Image Processing, Mobile Robots, SLAM, UGV, Optimization

Deep Learning for UAV Infrastructure Inspection

Automate the process of infrastructure inspection using unmanned aerial vehicles and deep learning.

Impact: Enhance safety and speed of infrastructure inspection across a wide range of industries.

Expertise gained: Computer Vision, Drones, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, UAV, SLAM, Deep Learning

Simulation-Based Design of Humanoid Robots

Develop and use models of humanoid robots to increase understanding of how best to control them and direct them to do useful tasks.

Impact: Accelerate the deployment of humanoid robots to real-world tasks including in healthcare, construction, and manufacturing.

Expertise gained: Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Control, Cyber-Physical Systems, Deep Learning, Humanoid, Human-Robot Interaction, Machine Learning, Mobile Robots, Modeling and Simulation, Optimization, Reinforcement Learning

Selection of Mechanical Actuators Using Simulation-Based Analysis

Help accelerate the design and development of autonomous systems by providing a framework for mechanical actuators analysis and selection.

Impact: Help evaluate and select actuation systems across multiple industries (robotic, automotive, manufacturing, aerospace) and help designers come up with novel actuation solutions.

Expertise gained: Drones, Robotics, Control, Cyber-physical Systems, Electrification, Humanoid, Manipulators, Modeling and Simulation

Rotor-Flying Manipulator Simulation

Rotor-flying manipulation will change the future of aerial transportation and manipulation in construction and hazardous environments. Take robotics manipulation to the next level with an autonomous UAV.

Impact: Transform the field of robot manipulation.

Expertise gained: Drones, Robotics, Manipulators, Modeling and Simulation, UAV

Voice Controlled Robot

Smart devices and robots have become part of our everyday life and human-robot interaction plays a crucial role in this rapidly expanding market. Talking to a machine is going to complete change the way we work with robots.

Impact: Open up the opportunities to create robots that can be an intuitive part of our world.

Expertise gained: Computer Vision, Robotics, Signal Processing, Natural Language Processing, Mobile Robots, Human-Robot Interaction, Low-Cost Hardware

Quadruped Robot with a Manipulator

Legged robots with manipulators will be the ideal platforms to traverse rough terrains and interact with the environment. Are you ready to tackle the challenge of operating robots outdoor?

Impact: Contribute to state-of-the-art technologies for exploration and search and rescue transformation.

Expertise gained: Robotics, Control, Image Processing, Manipulators, Mobile Robots, Modeling and Simulation

Underwater Drone Hide and Seek

After robots conquered ground, sky and space, they are going deep sea next. Explore the frontier of autonomous underwater vehicles by doing a project on robot collaboration and competition underwater.

Impact: Advance underwater exploration and AUVs collaboration for the future of ocean engineering.

Expertise gained: Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, AUV, Embedded AI, Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Sensor Fusion and Tracking, SLAM

Autonomous Vehicle Localization Using Onboard Sensors and HD Geolocated Maps

Revolutionize the current transportation system by improving autonomous vehicles localization for level 5 automation.

Impact: Contribute to the change of automobile industry, and transportation system.

Expertise gained: Computer Vision, Robotics, Autonomous Vehicles, SLAM, State Estimation, Sensor Fusion and Tracking